The 3 Types of Conformity

Question 1

Which 2 studies investigated conformity?

Answer 1

Asch’s Baseline Procedure, Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment

Question 2

What are 3 types Conformity, ranked from least to most permanent?

Answer 2

• Compliance
• Identification
• Internalisation

Question 3

What is Internalisation?

Answer 3

When an individual genuinely accepts the norms and beliefs of a group, leading to both a public and private change in behaviour.

Question 4

What is Compliance?

Answer 4

When an individual publicly goes along with the norms and beliefs of a group in order to fit in, but not privately. This is a superficial change in behaviour.

Question 5

What is Identification?

Answer 5

When an individual partially accepts and agrees with the norms and beliefs of a group, as a result of them valuing something about that specific group (eg. that they’re popular) and wanting to be like them. This leads to a public but not necessarily private change in behaviour.

Question 6

Which explanation for conformity is Internalisation typically linked to?

Answer 6

Informational Social Influence

Question 7

Which explanation for conformity is Compliance typically linked to?

Answer 7

Normative Social Influence

Question 8

What is Conformity?

Answer 8

A change in a person’s behaviour as a result of real or imagined pressure from the majority